diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
index a4447ed33789..f064a7b82c2c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libuv/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   postPatch = let
     toDisable = [
       "getnameinfo_basic" "udp_send_hang_loop" # probably network-dependent
+      "tcp_connect_timeout" # tries to reach out to 8.8.8.8
       "spawn_setuid_fails" "spawn_setgid_fails" "fs_chown" # user namespaces
       "getaddrinfo_fail" "getaddrinfo_fail_sync"
       "threadpool_multiple_event_loops" # times out on slow machines